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At a penny per pound, Eastern Shore farmers would hardly strike it rich. But a Virginia company's proposal to buy 8,000 tons of chicken manure a year to produce electricity at the state's largest prison is a lucrative alternative for Delmarva farmers with more animal waste then they need.

PRINCESS ANNE , Md.- The Somerset County Board of Education has decided to hold off at least another year on acting on a proposal to merge Crisfield and Washington high schools.

If you've already filed your federal income tax return for last year hoping to get a refund right away, your plans may not work out.

Pfizer has voluntarily recalled approximately 1-million packs of oral contraceptives.

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Readers were ready with advice last week for how to get the most from a can of chipotle chiles in... PRINCESS ANNE -- Somerset County Commissioners plan to let Lower Shore legislators know they oppose a plan to consolidate Crisfield and Washington high schools, which partly depends on getting school construction funds from the state.

Wow, why is it that some years in Januaryyou put on your snow boots and mittens and dash outside to... Crisfield High student Brad Mason gives results of his polling of students on their thoughts about consolidating the two county high schools.

Mike Somers, left, and Andre Dennis, both of Princess Anne, converse in front of the new solar panels outside the Somerset County Health Department office in Westover.

Somerset County is in a real pickle. When Crisfield High School failed to make adequate yearly progress for a fourth year consecutive year, as required by the federal No Child Left Behind Act, a mandatory restructuring was imposed and three options were offered --consolidate with the county's only other high school, Washington High, in Princess ... (more)

A proposal to consolidate Somerset County's two high schools as a way to improve academic scores is meeting with opposition from local elected officials, some of whom said they plan to attend next week's Board of Education meeting.